Auto Nagar waste dumping allegations by residents of colonies around Mansoorabad have prompted a site visit by LB Nagar MLA D Sudheer Reddy and a local pollution control board officer, who promised action against those allegedly disposing of garbage, chemical waste and animal carcasses in open areas at night.
Residents told the visiting officials that unauthorised dumping was causing a foul smell and creating health hazards in and around the residential areas. They also sought stronger surveillance and the deployment of pumps to remove stagnant water from the locality.
The MLA, accompanied by pollution control board local officer Venkata Narasiah, interacted with residents during the visit on Friday. He said officials from the Hyderabad Disaster Response and Assets Monitoring and Protection Agency (HYDRAA) and the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) would clear the stagnant sewage water.
Reddy also said strict action would be taken against people allegedly dumping animal carcasses and other waste materials in the area. The report did not specify the number of dumping sites, the quantity of waste involved or whether any offenders had been identified or penalised.
The MLA said inspections were being conducted at chemical and fertiliser godowns and mechanical sheds in the Auto Nagar industrial area. According to him, legal action would be taken against establishments discharging waste and chemicals into drainage lines.
The response places the residential complaints within a wider monitoring issue involving industrial premises, drainage infrastructure and municipal enforcement. Residents had specifically urged authorities to increase surveillance, while officials referred to action against illegal disposal and the inspection of premises operating in the industrial area.
Reddy said a watchman had been appointed in the area and that sewage treatment plants had been constructed in the past. He also said a storm-water drain had been built at a cost of Rs 6 crore. The visit was attended by former corporators Vithal Reddy, Tanguturi Nagaraju and Jakkidi Raghuveer Reddy, along with presidents of the affected colonies.
The immediate official steps announced were the clearing of stagnant sewage water by HYDRAA and GHMC, inspections of chemical and fertiliser godowns and mechanical sheds, and legal action against those found discharging waste or chemicals into drainage lines.
